Welcome to the WI Real Jam Festival 2011, proudly sponsored by Stoves

Building on the success of the first competition last year, this event aims to bring together the best of the best preserve connoisseurs and to find the ultimate jar of jam for 2011.

The Women's Institute, famous for cooking up an amazing array of preserves, is encouraging people to get into their kitchens and cook up their best jar of jam for the competition.

There classes for everyone including children, celebrities, WI members and a class just for men, so the whole family can take part and enjoy turning delicious produce into prize-winning entries. New on the competition schedule will be classes for hot and spicy jam or jelly, boozy jam and a set recipe to challenge the best of the best jam makers!

The event will culminate in two days of fun at Denman College, in Marcham, near Abingdon in Oxfordshire on 8th and 9th October. Celebrity chefs Dhruv Baker and Rachel Green will be back by popular demand, and the festival will be jam-packed with family fun including special cookery challenges. Dhruv and Rachel will be joined by compere Matthew Collins, who shot to fame on The Travel Show. Each day will be filled with cream teas, children's activities, have-a-go craft, and lots more.

You can see a full list of the 2011 winners here.